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Michael Fisher

Michael Fisher

Chicago, ILAdmitted 1987
Car AccidentsWorkplace InjuryTruck AccidentsWrongful Death

About Michael Fisher

Michael D. Fisher joined GWC as a law clerk while in law school in 1985 and became an associate in 1987 after earning his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law. His undergraduate work was at the University of California, Davis. In nearly four decades at the firm Michael has obtained more than $90 million in successful recoveries for his clients. He holds lifetime membership in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer in 2007 and from 2014 through 2026. He is a member of the Illinois Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

Notable case results

$17.2 millionSettlement

(with Louis C. Cairo and Louis A. Cairo) for a union laborer who suffered a cranio-cervical disassociation injury

Reported by the firm
$22.875 million

In settlements for victims of a catastrophic Wisconsin truck crash

Reported by the firm

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Workplace Injury
Truck Accidents
Wrongful Death

Education

DePaul University College of Law
J.D., 1986
University of California, Davis
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois, admitted 1987

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